J.D. 1974, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley.

B.A. 1966, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.

Fulbright Scholar, Faculty of Law, University of Natal at Durban, South Africa, 1997.
Fulbright Scholar, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, 1992.

Advisory Panel, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Study on Rethinking Environmental Regulation,
Washington, D.C., September, 1993 to May, 1995.

Resident Scholar, Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Study Center, Lake Como, Italy, June-July 1996.

Visitorships: Distinguished Visiting Environmental Law Scholar, Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon, Spring Semester, 2006; Visiting Scholar, University of Hawaii, Richardson School of Law, Spring Semester, 2002; Visiting Scholar, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, Spring Semester, 1995; Visiting Fellow, Australian National University Faculty of Law, Canberra, August, 1992; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Spring Semester, 1991; Visiting Professor, U.C.L.A. School of Law, 1988-89.

Climate Change Policy Mistakes, in press (Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co.) , expected publication by Spring, 2011.

Framing Global Climate Change, in press in William H. Rodgers, Jr. & Michael Dorn-Robinson, eds., A Climate Change Reader (Carolina Academic Press, December 2010).

India’s Climate Change Dilemmas, in press in Dr. Amitendu Palit & Dr. Lim Tai Wei, Eds., India by Leading Global Thinkers (World Scientific Publishing Co.), expected publication by Spring/Summer 2011).

Saving Nature Despite Fools, Felons, and Experts, Book-in-Progress, expected completion by Fall, 2012.

Environmental Law and Public Policy: Cases and Materials, 950 pp. (Rutgers Law School Course Materials, 8th ed. 2001).

Science, Regulation, and Toxic Risk Assessment, in Vlasta Molak, ed., Fundamentals of Risk Analysis and Risk Management 303-23 (1996).

Privacy: A Selected Bibliography and Topical Index of Social Science Materials (S. Hackensack, NJ: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1976).

Bad Designs, Lethal Profits: The Duty to Protect Other Motorists Against SUV Collision Risks, 82 Boston U. Law Review 1161 (Dec. 2002) (co-authored with Bobby Kasolas).

Regulatory Implementation and Indeterminate Hormesis Effects, 20 Human & Experimental Toxicology 139-42 (2001), reprinted in Belle Newsletter of the Northeast Regional Environmental Public Health Center, University of Massachusetts, January, 2001.

When Drivers Sue Drivers: Exposing the Myths Underlying Automobile Litigation, New Jersey Lawyer, Number 166, 24-31 (January 1995).

Behavioral Criticisms of the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability, 16 Journal of Products and Toxics Liability 209-220 (1994).

Integrated Conservation Strategies: The Example of Cyanide Use for Aquarium Fish Collection in the Philippines, ECOTECH E-Mail Conference, UNESCO, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden (September 1994).

"Good" Warnings, Bad Products, and Cognitive Limitations, 41 U.C.L.A. Law Review 1193-1295 (1994), reprinted in A. Bernstein, ed., A Products Liability Anthology (1995).

Reef Conservation: Disciplinary Conflicts Between Scientists and Policymakers, 2 Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium 1101-08 (Univ. of Guam Marine Laboratory, 1993).

Why Agencies Seldom Do What Regulatory Laws Require: Some Lessons from the Superfund Fiasco, in Gerard Rowe & Steven Seidler, eds., 3 Australian Fulbright Series, Contaminated Sites in Australia: Challenges for Law and Public Policy 66-76 (1993).

The Preliminary Draft of a Proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability--Letter to the ALI, 15 Journal of Products and Toxics Liability 169-83 (1993).

Why Conservation by Legal Fiat Does Not Work, in Robert D. Ginsburg, ed., Proceedings of the Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards and History 113-19 (Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 1993).

Regulatory Failure, Administrative Incentives, and the New Clean Air Act, 21 Environmental Law 1647-1720 (1991), reprinted in R. Fischman, M. Lipeles & M. Squillace, eds., An Environmental Law Anthology (1996); reprinted in 1993 Land Use & Environment Law Review.

Environmental Law, Regulatory Implementation, and Administrative Incentives, in M. Luria, ed., Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences 689-700 (1989).

Good Science, Bad Regulation, and Toxic Risk Assessment, 5 Yale Journal on Regulation 89-148 (1988), reprinted in John S. Applegate, ed., 2 Environmental Risk 127-86 (2004), reprinted in 1989 Land Use & Environment Law Review.

Legal and Economic Considerations in the Decisions of Judge Breyer, 50 Law & Contemporary Problems 57-86 (1987).

Activity Levels, Due Care, and Selective Realism in Economic Analysis of Tort Law, 39 Rutgers Law Review 487-514 (1987), reprinted in 1988 Personal Injury Review.

Ideal Versus Real Regulatory Efficiency: Implementation of Uniform Standards and "Fine- Tuning" Regulatory Reforms, 37 Stanford Law Review 1267-1332 (1985); reprinted in R. Fischman, M. Lipeles & M. Squillace, eds., An Environmental Law Anthology (1996); reprinted in 1987 Land Use & Environment Law Review.

Problem-Solving Behavior and Theories of Tort Liability, 73 California Law Review 677-746 (1985).

The Feasibility of Occupational Health Standards: An Essay on Legal Decisionmaking Under Uncertainty, 78 Northwestern University Law Review 583-631 (1983), reprinted in 1984 Corporate Counsel's Annual.

The "Significance" of Toxic Health Risks: An Essay on Legal Decisionmaking Under Uncertainty, 10 Ecology Law Quarterly 339-95 (1982).

Environmental Deregulation and Consumer Decisionmaking Under Uncertainty, 6 Harvard Environmental Law Review 187-239 (1982).

Remote Sensing Evidence and Environmental Law, 64 California Law Review 1300-1446 (1976)(Co-authored with Gary Tannehill & Robert White).

Privacy From a Computer Industry Perspective, in Joseph Leininger & Bruce Gilchrist, eds., Computers, Society and Law: The Role of Legal Education 223-31 (1973).

Speaker, 9^th Annual Illinois Renewable Energy & Sustainable Lifestyle Fair, Keynote Presentation on International Negotiations for Climate Change Policy, August 7, 2010, Oregon, Illinois.

Official Nominator for the Asahi Foundation Blue Planet Prize: nominated Professor Joseph Sax of the University of California School of Law four successive years until he was chosen in 2007.

Speaker, "The Need for Greater Realism in Environmental Law," Conference Celebrating William H Rodgers, Jr.’s 40 Years in the Environmental Law Field, April 20, 2007, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle Washington.

Founder and President of Ecovitality, a Non-Profit 501(C)(3) Environmental NGO set up to Promote Ecosystem and Wildlife Conservation in Remote Areas of Developing Nations, Where Most of the World’s Biodiversity is Located, March 1998 to present (www.ecovitality.org).

Speaker, "International Law and Biodiversity Conservation," February 22, 2006, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland Oregon.

Consultant, Provided Information on SUV Accident Risks and Litigation for Public Citizen and for a New York Times Magazine Article, "Lawsuits: This Year’s Model," May 30, 2004, reported by Danny Hakim and Norm Alster. This NY Times Article cited my Boston University Law Review Article on SUVs and quoted me on the Precautionary Duty of SUV Manufacturers.

Speaker, "International Sustainable Development in Remote Areas of Poor Countries," Rutgers Law School Faculty Colloquium, Newark, New Jersey, February 13, 2003.

Speaker, "Non-Implementation of Anti-Cyanide Programs in Developing Coastal Nations," Second Conference on Marine Ornamentals, Orlando, Florida, November 27, 2001.

Speaker, "EcoVitality Conservation," E-Mail Network of Thirteen Law Schools in the U.S. and Abroad, Presented on March 29, 1999, with Student Question-Period from March 29 to April 5, 1999.

Speaker and Panelist, Illinois Institute of Technology Conference on Human Genetic Research and Environmental Exposures to Toxic Substances, Oak Brook, Illinois, November 8-11, 1998.

Speaker, "How Scientists Can Support Conservation Efforts in Developing Nations," Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia, October 20, 1998.

Speaker, "How to Make Conservation Efforts More Profitable and Sustainable," Natal Parks Board, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, November 18, 1997.

Speaker, "Legal Doctrines and Human Behavior," Faculty Colloquium, University of Natal Faculty of Law, Durban, South Africa, October 17, 1997.

Speaker, "Riding Whale Sharks: A Case Study in Marine Conservation Law," Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, South Africa, July 18, 1997.

Speaker, "Implementation of Coastal Zone Management: American and International Perspectives," 1997 South African Environmental Law Association Annual Meeting, Drakensberg Sun Hotel, South Africa, May 2, 1997.

Speaker, "Marine Conservation and the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea," University of Cape Town Law of the Sea Program, Capetown, South Africa, April 21, 1997.

Speaker, "The Mirage of International Environmental Law and Its Relevance for South African Environmental Protection," University of Durban Law School, April 11, 1997.

Advisor, South Coast Alliance for Air Pollution Control, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa, February-August, 1992.

Speaker and Panelist, "Lessons from the American Regulatory Experience," Conference on Steps for Implementing Environmental Law in South Africa, Durban, February 17-18, 1997.

Speaker, "Making Conservation More Profitable for Developing Countries," Sixth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 29, 1996.

Moderator, Program on International Environmental Law, Sixth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, June 29, 1996.

Speaker, "The Post-Sale Duty to Warn and the Restatement (Third) of Products Liability, University of Michigan School of Law Conference on Tort Reform and the Restatement of Torts, Ann Arbor, March 22, 1996.

Commentator, Environmental Regulation Panel, Yale Symposium on Constructing a New Federalism: Jurisdictional Competition and Competence, Yale Law School, New Haven, March 1-2, 1996.

Member of the Board of Directors, Conservation Network International, Tavernier, Florida., September, 1995 to 1998.

Speaker, "Should the Restatement (Third) of Torts Adopt a Pure Negligence Approach for Design Defect and Warning Defect Products Liability Doctrines," Pfizer Lecture Debate with Professor James Henderson, Rutgers Law School, Newark, November 16, 1995.

Speaker, "Framing the Contours of Tort Law and Tort Reform: Behavioral Realism and Legal Incentives," Program on Tort Reform and American Society, Rutgers University at Newark, November 15, 1995.

Participant, Members' Debate on the Proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability, American Law Institute Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 16-18, 1995.

Speaker, "The Mirage of International Environmental Law: The Role of Ecological Economics," Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, May 3, 1995.

Speaker, "The Mirage of International Environmental Law," Boalt Hall School of Law Faculty Colloquium, University of California, April 17, 1995.

Advisory Panel Meeting, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment Study on Rethinking Environmental Regulation, Washington, February 3, 1995.

Speaker, "International Environmental Law: Is It a Mirage?," Environmental Law Section, American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 8, 1995.

Commentator, Submitted Written and Verbal Assessments of Proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability, Members Consultative Group Meeting, American Law Institute, Philadelphia, June 14, 1994.

Speaker and Panelist, "Can the Law Tell the Difference Between Good Science and Bad Science?," Program on Law and Science, Yale Law School, New Haven, April 25, 1994.

Advisory Panel Meeting, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment Study on Rethinking Environmental Regulation, Washington, April 21, 1994.

Panel Moderator and Speaker, American Ass'n of Law Schools Mini-Workshop on Spreading Environmental Law Across the Curriculum, Concurrent Sessions on Torts, Law & Economics, and Insurance Law, Orlando, January 6, 1994.

Advisory Panel Meeting, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Study on Rethinking Environmental Regulation, Washington, September 17, 1993.

Conservation Lobbyist, founding member of the Coalition to Stop Long-lining in the Bahamas, organized by the Bahamas National Trust, September 1993 to March 1994.

Conservation Lobbyist, Shark Specialist Group, International Union on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), June 1993 to March 1994.

Speaker, Plenary Address on "Why Conservation by Legal Fiat Does Not Work," Colloquium and Forum on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs, Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, June 11, 1993.

Commentator on Proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability, Members Consultative Group, American Law Institute, May, 1993.

Speaker, "Why International Environmental Law Is Not Working and What Scientists Can Do About It," Australian Museum, Sydney, December 12, 1992.

Speaker, "Which Discipline Should Dominate Environmental Policy: Science, Engineering, or Law?," University of New South Wales Institute of Environmental Studies, Kensington, Australia, November 5, 1992.

Speaker, "New Priorities for the Living Coastal Resources Management Committee," ASEAN Science & Technology Week Symposium, Living Coastal Resources Project, Singapore, September 24, 1992.

Speaker, "Essential Legal and Social Requirements for Effective Marine Resources Conservation Programs," ASEAN Science & Technology Week Symposium, Living Coastal Resources Project, Singapore, September 23, 1992.

Speaker, "The Mirage of International Environmental Law," University of New South Wales, Law Faculty Seminar, Kensington, Australia, September 15, 1992.

Speaker, "Conflicts Between Environmental Science and Environmental Policy Making," University of New South Wales, Department of Biological Science, Kensington, Australia, September 3, 1992.

Conservation Lobbyist, persuaded the Government of Western Australia to adopt regulatory restrictions on harassment of the world's largest concentration of whale sharks, February-December, 1992.

Speaker, Plenary Address on "Why Agencies Seldom Do What Regulatory Laws Require: Some Lessons from the Superfund Fiasco," Fulbright Symposium: Contaminated Sites in Australia: Challenges for Law and Public Policy, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, August 30, 1992.

Speaker, "Conservation of Whale Sharks in Australia," University of New South Wales Department of Biological Science, Kensington, Australia, August 25, 1992.

Visiting Fellow, Australian National University Law Faculty, Canberra, Australia, August 1992: Lectured on (1) "The Mirage of International Environmental Law," (2) "Eight Laws of Administrative Behavior," (3) "Making Tort and Contract Law More Realistic: Economic and Psychological Perspectives," and (4) "Environmental Science Versus Environmental Policymaking."

Speaker, "Coral Reef Conservation: Disciplinary Conflicts Between Scientists and Policymakers," Seventh International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam, June 23d, 1992.

Speaker, "How Scientists Can Help Conserve Environmental Resources," Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia, June 2, 1992.

Speaker, "Products Liability and Competing Paradigms for Accident Causation," University of Melbourne Law School, Faculty Seminar, May 6, 1992.

Speaker, "Conservation of Marine Resources," Monash University, Law Faculty Seminar, Melbourne, Australia, May 4, 1992.

Speaker, "The Whale Sharks of Exmouth: An Example of Regulatory Paralysis," University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, April 16, 1992.

Speaker, "Product Liability and Competing Paradigms for Accident Causation," University of Western Australia, Law Faculty Seminar, Nedlands, Western Australia, April 15, 1992.

Speaker, "Competing Paradigms for Accident Causation," University of New South Wales, Law Faculty Seminar, Kensington, Australia, March 6, 1992.

Speaker, "Disciplinary Conflicts Between Scientific Research and Environmental Protection," Annual Meeting of the International Society of Reef Studies, Berkeley, California, December 15, 1991.

Speaker, "Medical Malpractice in its Social Policy Context," Grand Rounds, Obstetrics/Gynecology Dept., Albert Einstein Medical Center, New York, November 26, 1991.

Speaker, "Medical Malpractice in its Social Policy Context," Grand Rounds, Obstetrics/Gynecology Dept., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, September 26, 1991.

Speaker, "Alternative Strategies for Air Pollution Control," Conference on Lungs and the Air, Los Angeles, May 10, 1991.

Panelist, "Economic Incentive Programs for Air Pollution Control," Conference on Lungs and the Air, Los Angeles, May 10, 1991.

Speaker, "Good Product Warnings: A Behavioral and Legal Analysis," Georgetown University Law Center Faculty Colloquium, Washington, D.C., February 17, 1991.

Speaker, "Toxic Substances and the Proposed Clean Air Act Amendments," N.Y.U. Law School, New York, April 6, 1990.

Speaker, "Behavioral Realism Versus Ideology in the Tort Reform Debate," Torts Section, A.A.L.S. Conference, San Francisco, Jan. 5, 1990.

Speaker, "Regulation, Liability, and Institutional Redundancy," Case Western Reserve Law School Faculty Colloquium, Cleveland, November 20, 1989.

Speaker, "Statutory Implementation and Administrative Incentives," Program for Congressional Staff Sponsored by the Administrative Conference of the United States, The Capitol, Washington, D.C., November 15, 1989.